Series 2 > Miscellany of the Scottish History Society

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DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
quarters about the duske in the evening, and stayed with
him about half an hower, and then they brought him
to his Captaine’s quarters, that the Captain sent for him.
That hee lay with Capt. Gardiner all night. James Glaze
saith, that hee was standing by the fire in his father’s
house, that Maurice ask’t, which was the man ?
Deferr’d to another Court.
The examination of Alexander Anderson, October 16,
1651, read, saith that hee being servant to Mr. John
Graham, and there being stolne out of his Master’s stable
in the Mains on Tuesday night last an oxe, which was
intended to bee fell’d the next day. And being sent by
his Master with Thomas Henderson to search after itt,
hee came to James Watt’s house att Bonnett Hill, where
after search hee found the head of the oxe, which hee
knowes to bee his Master’s. That there was 2 souldiers
immediately before in the house which hee saw run away.
Alex. Andersone.
16° 8brls 1651.
Jur. coram me. W[illiam] C[larke].
The examination of Tho: Henderson Oct. 16, 1651,
saith, that on Wednesday morning last hee was sent by
his Master, Mr. John Grahame, to looke after an oxe that
was stolne out of the stable the night before. That,
comeing to the Captain of the guard at Murray gate, hee
upon complaint sent an Ensigne and 4 muskeeteers with
him to goe to Bonnett hill to search, and comeing to
James Watt’s house, where hee herd an oxe was kill’d,
hee enquired of the said James Watt, who told him that
the 2 souldiers were just then fled away, wherupon goeing
to the out house and finding the head and hide of the
oxe, which hee was inform’d to belong to his master,
the said James Watt said that hee would be responsable
for the hide till the next morning, and notwithstanding
which hee saw the same hide this day which was sold
to one Robertson, as hee heerd, by 2 English men.
the marke X of Tho. Henderson.